
Olympus PEN E-P3 Indoor Crops

















Indoor Crops
The Olympus PEN E-P3 is compared to the Nikon 1 V1
Nikon 1 V1 which uses a smaller 10 MP with a 2.7X crop compared to a crop-factor of 2X. All images below are 100% unmodified crops from their respective cameras. Aperture, white-balance and ISO were set on the camera, the remaining settings were left on automatic. The E-P3 had the Olympus M.Zuiko 45mm F/1.8 ED
Olympus M.Zuiko 45mm F/1.8 ED lens while the 1 V1 had the Nikkor 1 30-110mm F/3.8-5.6 VR
Nikkor 1 30-110mm F/3.8-5.6 VR.
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The performance of these two similar-sized cameras remains close at all ISOs. As expected, the V1 shows less dynamic range and somehwhat higher noise in shadow areas due to a smaller sensor. |
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Olympus E-P3 Facts




Sensor-Size: 17 x 13mm

Actual size when viewed at 100 DPI
12 Megapixels Mirrorless | ISO 200-12800 |
Micro Four-Thirds Mount 2X FLM | Shutter 1/4000-60s |
2-Axis Built-in Stabilization | Full manual controls, including Manual Focus |
0.20" Optional EVF 1.4 Megapixels (0.58X) | Custom white-balance with 2 axis fine-tuning |
2 Axis Digital Level | Spot-Metering |
Built-in Dust Reduction | Hot-Shoe |
3 FPS Drive, Unlimited Images | Lithium-Ion Battery |
1920x1080 @ 30 FPS Video Recording | Secure Digital Extended Capacity |
3" LCD 610K Pixels |
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